title: Transmission of Demodex flagellurus (Acari: Demodicidae) in the house mouse, Mus musculus, under laboratory conditions.
abstract: Transmission of Demodex flagellurus Bukva, 1985 inhabiting the preputial and clitoral glands of the house mouse, Mus musculus L., was studied in mating experiments using pairs of infested, feral X mite-free, white laboratory mice. Spontaneous transfer of mites between sexually active hosts of the opposite sex, presumably through copulation, is reported for the first time for the hair-follicle mites under controlled conditions. Transfer of mites from host mother to her progeny was also proven. A comparatively low transmission effectiveness was observed in both modes of transmission, being 9.5% in adult-to-adult transmission and 14.8% in mother-to-young transmission.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Parasitology, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Budĕjovice.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bukva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002987:Clitoris / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D010413:Penis / Q000469:parasitology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*